In a nutshell: Riviera living in pretty, nature-wrapped Devon ‒ complete with bobbing boats, a bunting-strung ferry, and endless glorious produce on your plate, breakfast buffet and in your champagne flute.
The neighbourhood
The exclusive, boaty town of Salcombe ‒ but not slap bang in the well-heeled harbour itself. The Beach Club is two bays onward from Salcombe proper, facing a small bay known as South Sands. There are forested cliffs on either side, with a few swish property developments to eye up, and a quaint chapel-like café on the sands.
Once you’ve driven up and parked in the hotel’s spacious, gated car park, you’re free to walk to the neighbouring bay or, even better, take the sweet little local ferry from there to Salcombe town. (Kids will love riding out into the bay on the blue ferry tractor.) From Salcombe you can take another ferry north to Kingsbridge, another nearby town. But really, South Sands has everything you need for a languid, sunkissed long weekend: soft sands to stretch your towel out on, cool waters for a dip, and a couple of non-hotel food and drink options within walking distance.
South Sands is an unspoiled swathe of biscuity beach
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The vibe
This is the sort of hotel where you feel you should completely rebrand as a smart, boat-ready yacht clubber: polo shirts, naval stripes, crisp chinos, and jumper-tied-round-shoulders. (Luckily Salcombe has a high street furnished with all things Joules, White Stuff and Jack Wills.) It’s not pretentious by any stretch, but the hotel’s light-filled, wicker-accented interiors invite you to dress up for dinner – sitting out on the deck eating seafood with the south-coast breeze in your hair is deliciously glamorous. The spa aspect means it’s extra-chilled, with blissed-out guests padding around in robes and slippers.
Bed and bath
Rooms are classic beach house chic: butter-yellow sofas brush up against wave-print throws in cream and samphire green; while off-whites and butterscotch hues channel the sands and seashells outside. Retro art prints cluster on the walls, featuring all things oceanic, from ships in high seas to vintage bathing beauties, via lighthouses and whales. Power showers in gleaming, terrazo-tiled bathrooms blast off the remains of your beach day. The wide shape of the hotel means many get a sea view, best seen from soothing wooden-deck balconies. Slide open your French windows and you can hear the waves from bed.
The spa is drenched in natural light
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